Around 6:15 p.m. Sunday, a deputy attempted to stop a
vehicle for a traffic violation, but the driver refused to stop, said MCSO's
Sgt. Joe Mahoney.

"A short pursuit ensued, ending in a minor collision
between the deputy's vehicle and the suspect's vehicle," Mahoney said in a
news release.

The deputy left his vehicle after the chase and gave verbal commands to the
driver, identified as 28-year-old Chunchula resident Jonathan Carlos Henderson,
but Henderson refused to comply and drove away, according to MCSO. He struck
the deputy's vehicle in the process, Mahoney said.

"The deputy fired shots into the vehicle as it drove
away," Mahoney said.

Just before 8 p.m. Sunday, officers with the Mobile Police
Department were called to Springhill Medical Center after a gunshot victim arrived,
according to MCSO records. The victim was Henderson, Mahoney said, who had been
shot in the hand.

An internal investigation has been launched to determine
whether the deputy, who has not been identified, was justified in the shooting,
Mahoney said.

Booking records show Henderson has not been charged in the
incident. According to MCSO, investigators are still trying to determine what
charges Henderson should face.

Court documents show Henderson has previously been arrested on charges including attempting to elude police and escape.

In 2006, Henderson was sentenced to six months in jail after
he pleaded guilty to third-degree escape.

In 2011, he was sentenced to one year of probation after he
pleaded guilty to attempting to elude police. That case was investigated by
MCSO, booking records show.

He has also previously pleaded guilty to unlawful
distribution of a controlled substance.